NASA remains focused on future Moon landings, but without a lunar orbit space station.
With a new chief, Jared Issacman installed, NASA announced major changes to its Artemis moon program. Artemis II can lift off as early as April 1 for a 10-day mission.
See this story for details.
You can click here for a review of the February 3 meeting
We had two presentations by club members:
The Physics of Space Travel – by Doug Fyfe
pdf hubble trouble feb 2 – by Bruce Simpson
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Canadian Astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s hometown is Ailsa Craig, not far from my hometown, St Marys, Ontario. He is about to make space history with his mission in the Artemis II launch, scheduled for as early as February 8. Read this interesting story by Jack Sutton published by CBC News. To read, you can click here.
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For a deeper dive into Black Holes and the science behind their existence, you can view the information here. This is provided by the Perimeter Institute located in Waterloo, Ontario
For a perspective on the South Pole Telescope (SPT) and the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project, click here.
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When the Artemis II moon mission launches in April, a Canadian astronaut will be ready for this once-in-a-lifetime adventure. How does he feel about this? Read this story by science journalist Amanda Buckiewicz, published in CBC News, to find out.
Click this link for a peek at the planned flight path trajectory.
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You can click here for a review of the December 2 meeting
We had two presentations by club members:
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You can now use an app to spot and track the International Space Station (ISS) using your phone. To find out how, see Jeff Spy’s article in SPACE.com by clicking here.
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SPACE.com Reference Editor Daisy Dobrijevic shows you how to spot and track the STARLINK Satellite train using your phone. To find out how, click here.
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